1. Stock option: Stock option refers to the right of the buyer to buy or sell a certain number of relevant stocks at the agreed price on or after the expiration date stipulated in the contract after paying the option fee. It is one of many ways to motivate employees and belongs to the category of long-term motivation. Stock option is the right given by listed companies to senior managers and technical backbones of enterprises to buy their common shares at a pre-agreed price within a certain period of time. Stock option is a brand-new incentive mechanism different from employee stock, which can effectively combine senior talents with their own interests. The exercise of stock options will increase the owner's equity of the company. The holder buys the issued shares from the company, that is, directly from the company rather than from the secondary market.
2. Option futures: In futures trading, buyers and sellers stipulate equal rights and obligations in the contract. In option trading, the buyer has the right to buy or sell futures contracts at the price stipulated in the contract, and the seller has the obligation to perform passively. Once the buyer puts forward the execution, the seller must solve his option status by performing the contract.
3. Profit and loss structure: In futures trading, with the change of futures price, both buyers and sellers are faced with unlimited profits and losses. In option trading, the potential profit of the buyer is uncertain, but the loss is limited and the maximum risk is certain; On the contrary, the seller's income is limited, but the potential loss is uncertain.